Testament of Orpheus (1960)
An 18th century poet travels through time in search of divine wisdom. In a mysterious wasteland, he has a series of enigmatic encounters with symbolic phantoms with whom he muses about the nature of art and his own career. Ultimately, the poet strives to achieve his rebirth as a celestial being.
- Released
- 1960-02-18
- Genres
- Fantasy
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Jean Cocteau
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 from 136 votes
Cast
- Jean Cocteau as Le poète
- Édouard Dermithe as Cégeste(non crédité)
- Henri Crémieux as Le professeur(non crédité)
- François Périer as Heurtebise(non crédité)
- Claudine Auger as Minerve (non crédité)
- Françoise Arnoul as Elle-même (non crédité)
- Lucia Bosè as Une amie d'Orphée(non crédité)
- Charles Aznavour as Le Curieux(non crédité)
- Brigitte Bardot as Elle-même (non crédité)
- Jean Marais as Oedipe
- Daniel Gélin as L'interne (non crédité)
- Françoise Christophe as L'infirmière (non crédité)